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Othello

ASSIGNMENT for Wednesday, 4/15/09:

Who is to blame for Desdemona's death?: Go here and post your response to yesterday's discussion regarding who is to blame for Desdemona's death.
Be sure to post the names of the group members responsible for the post at the bottom of your post. [this one may be completed in a group]

How is Othello a tragedy?: Additionally, go here and post a reply to the discussion question [this one must be completed individually].

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Shakespeare 'Scavenger Hunt' Links

www.who2.com/williamshakespeare.html
www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/419/426
www.william-shakespeare.info/site-map.htm

Resources
Full Online Text of Othello
Shakespeare Online Dictionary: Alphabetical search for words and definitions from Shakespeare's plays


: Use this as a study guide while reading the novel; this will also be the format of at least part of the final test.
: This is the permission slip that you must get signed to watch the film version of the play that we'll be viewing in class.
: This is a .pdf file that contains just about everything you wanted to know (and far, far more) about the play, its characters, its history, and much more. It's a very extensive study guide but will help you to review and understand the play.
: This is the worksheet that we'll be using to discuss visual symbolism as it's presented in the film version of Othello that we'll be viewing.
: Tips for reading any Shakespeare play. Don't let the language get you down; if this wasn't good stuff, we wouldn't still be reading it over 500 years later (How many of the books or movies created in our lifetime do you think people will still be reading in schools 500 years from now? Exactly.)

"Shakespeare Brief and Naughty": A Humorous Look at Shakespeare's Life